Breakdown of مردم پرچمها را به طرف نوازندهها تکان میدهند.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مردمmardom
people
نوازندهnavâzande
musician
به طرفbe taraf
towards
پرچمparcham
flag
تکان دادنtekân dâdan
to wave
طرفtaraf
side, direction
Questions & Answers about مردم پرچمها را به طرف نوازندهها تکان میدهند.
Why is there an 'e' sound at the end of taraf in be taraf-e navazandeh-ha?
be taraf-e is a compound preposition meaning 'towards'. It uses the ezafe (the hidden 'e' sound) to link the word taraf (side/direction) to the noun it applies to, which in this case is navazandeh-ha (musicians).
Is be taraf-e the only way to say 'towards' in this sentence?
No, you could also use be samt-e or be su-ye. They all mean 'towards' and function exactly the same way here, using the ezafe to connect the preposition to navazandeh-ha.
Why do we need the word ra after parcham-ha?
ra is the specific direct object marker. Because the people are waving specific flags ('the flags') rather than just any flags in general, we must put ra immediately after parcham-ha.
What is the literal meaning of the verb tekan midahand?
It literally means 'they give motion'. The base verb is tekan dadan (to wave or shake). Because it is a compound verb, we only conjugate the second part (dadan) to match 'the people', which gives us midahand.
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